by | Apr 19, 2024 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
In a mixed bag for housing, mortgage applications for new homes jumped in March, while new-construction sales simultaneously fell amid affordability woes, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Mortgage applications for new-home purchases rose 6.2% in...
by Beth McGuire | Apr 18, 2024 | Agents, Best Practices, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Erin Peel remembers poring through the pictures in her mother’s heavy and closely guarded MLS book when she was just a kid in Kansas City – and while her mom left the real estate business after several years, the image of all those lovely homes stayed with her. Her...
by | Apr 18, 2024 | Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
After a promising start to the year, existing-home sales declined 4.3% in March, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.19 million, according to the latest report from the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). This represents a 3.7% decline year-over-year (in...
by | Apr 18, 2024 | Economy, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
Marking a third straight week of increases and moving over 7% for the first time this year, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 7.10% this week, up from last week’s increase to 6.88%, according to the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) from...
by | Apr 18, 2024 | Agents, Best Practices, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier |
The Buyer-Agent Playbook is a new iteration of RISMedia’s biweekly Playbook segment, specifically centering on buyer agency and how agents are navigating the changes and trends in a post-NAR-settlement environment. The series will provide brokers and agents with...
by | Apr 18, 2024 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Politics, Premier |
In a case that could have broader implications for nearly every large real estate company, a federal judge ruled earlier this week that Keller Williams as a franchisor can be held responsible for the actions of individual agents who made sales calls to individuals on...